April 15, 2011

Features

AMD Report

An Early Look At AREDS2

The results of AREDS2 are still a few years away. In the meantime, here is a preliminary overview of the study’s intended goals and nutrient formulations.

Annual Contact Lens Report

Contact Lens Care Systems In the Post-Recall World

What every optometrist should know about prescribing the right solution for each contact lens patient.

Comanagement

Don’t Drop Patients on Plaquenil

New guidelines have revised how we should screen our patients on Plaquenil: Earlier screening is better.

Glaucoma

Monitor or Medicate?

Optic disc deterioration or a glaucomatous visual field defect typically indicate the presence of glaucoma or the conversion to glaucoma—but you must consider many other factors before you reach a management decision.

Ophthalmic Lenses

This Time It’s Personal

Provide exceptional patient care by offering new ophthalmic lens technologies uniquely crafted for each patient.

SECO Roundup

SECO 2011 Delivers Unforgettable "CE to the Next Degree"

This year’s annual Atlanta Congress attracted a record crowd.

Departments

Chairside

Numb and Number

We optometrists love numbers. One of the most important numbers? 50 ... Multiply it by two—that’s the age I’ll be when I can afford to retire.

Clinical Quandaries

Don’t Drop Patients on Plaquenil

New guidelines have revised how we should screen our patients on Plaquenil: Earlier screening is better.

Coding Connection

Codes for Macular Degeneration

Be aware of recent coding changes for diagnostic imaging—CPT 92135 has been 86’d.

Cornea and Contact Lens Q & A

A Rare Pathogen

What are your treatment options when a patient tests positive for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia?

Diagnostic Quiz

Glaucoma Grand Rounds

The Ophthalmodynomometer

Could this old and reliable instrument be the key to early diagnosis in a select group of patients?

News Review

New Stem Cell Therapy May Someday Cure AMD

Non-embryonic human stem cells appear promising for retinal regeneration.

Outlook

There’s Nothing Basic About It

Contact lens CE lecture halls should be standing room only, yet it’s the retinal courses that seem to be the big draw. Do you really know all you need to know about contacts?

Retina Quiz

OCT Confirms Diagnosis

This patient presented with sudden, painless vision loss in her right eye. What does her OCT scan reveal?

Therapeutic Review

It’s All in Your Head

Here, we review the classic signs and symptoms of migraines as well as discuss several therapeutic treatment options.